NFL Week 9 Power Rankings

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Well, the Miami Dolphins were fun while they lasted, weren’t they? The Patriots find the best way to beat you every week, and then proceed to do it. But forget the 36 points they scored — the seven allowed represented a defensive balance that makes this Patriots team just as good as any that has come before.

Well, the Miami Dolphins were fun while they lasted, weren’t they? The Patriots find the best way to beat you every week, and then proceed to do it. But forget the 36 points they scored — the seven allowed represented a defensive balance that makes this Patriots team just as good as any that has come before.

From last week: “…this game and the rest of the season hinges on how much work coach Gary Kubiak did in the bye to fix the team.” Sure, the defense allowed 77 yards to Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. But from this week: “It looks like Kubiak and Peyton Manning did a good job.”

From last week: “…this game and the rest of the season hinges on how much work coach Gary Kubiak did in the bye to fix the team.” Sure, the defense allowed 77 yards to Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. But from this week: “It looks like Kubiak and Peyton Manning did a good job.”

After the trio of undefeated teams atop these rankings, there’s a big run of NFC teams. The AFC seems to be a race to the middle for all but a few teams. So dare I say there could, in a perfect universe for locals, be a space for the Ravens in here before long? There’s certainly evidence that they’d be in the mix with even one more win. But these Sports Blitz power rankings are about teams with more than two wins, so enough about them. As always, these rankings are completely subjective, yet objectively correct.